Fountain mop



July 6 1926. 1,591,820

A. L. HAZELL FOUNTAIN MOP Filed Dec. 12, 1925 Patented July 6, 1926.

ALVA L. HAZELL on nooKnALn, TEXAS.

FOUNTAIN nor.

Application filed December 12, 1925. Serial No. 75,134.

This invention relates to fountain brushes and articles of likecharacter, and particularly to mops designed to be used upon a floor.

Que of the objects of the invention is to rovide a Verysimpleconstruction of this kind which embodies a mop proper and a frame withinwhich the mop proper is supported and detachably clamp this framecarrying a spray pipe discharging water upon the mop when desired andhaving a tubular handl adapted to be connected to a hose.

Other objects have to do with the details of construction andarrangement of parts as will appear more fully hereinafter.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure1 is a perspective view of my improved mop;

Figure 2 is an under side plan view of the mop by itself;

Figure 3 is an under side plan view of the frame within which the mopshown in Figure 2 is designed to be inserted;

Figure at is a transverse sectional view owing the mop frame disposedwithin the i supporting frame.

R..ierring to this drawing, it will be seen .hat the frame forsupporting the mop con 'sts of a medially disposed, longitudinally itending member, designated 10, a front member 11 and rear member 12. Thefront member is preferably made rigid with tie medially disposed member10 and eX- tends downward therefrom. The rear mem- 12 is also preferablyrigid with the mely disposed portion 10 and extends downward therefromand is opposed to the front member 11 and is provided with clamp screws13 or like devices.

' Extending longitudinally along the frame and preferably carried by thetop member 10 is spray pipe 1% which is perforated at intervals withspray holes. This spray pipe has removable plugs 15 at its ext-remitiesand in the middle is provided with a T 16 from which extends the handle17, this handle being tubular and having therein the va ve 18. Thehandle extends upward any 1 rl distance and is formed for connectionwith detachable hose 19 so that water ru -y be snpglied to the tubinarhandle and thus to the mop.

The mop consists of a rectangular frame adapted to be inserted betweenthe front and side members 11 and 12 and beneath the member 10. Theframe consists of the longitudinally extending side elements 20 and 21and the end members 22. Mounted in bearings in these end members 22 arethe longitudinally extending shafts 23 which are formed at intervalswith teeth 2%, these teeth being preferably in staggered relation withrelation to the teeth of the adjacent shaft. Preferably there are threeof these shafts 23, each formed with these teeth or lugs 24.; Theextremities of the shaft carry upon them the gear wheels which mesh witheach other, as illustrated, and the central gear wheel provided with acrank arm 26 having a crank handle. This crank arm permits the centralshaft to be rotated and this will rotate the other shaft-s. The rags orother material which constitute the mop are wrapped upon these severalshafts and en gaged the teeth so that the mop material will hang uponthese shafts. By rotating the crank handle 26, the cloth forming the mopmay be wound up into shape from time to time and the teeth on the shaftskeep the cloth from slipping.

Preferably the mop frame of the. members 20, 21, and 22 is slid intoplace within the frame formed by the members 10, 11, and 12. This outerframe or casing has a longitudinally extending partition 27 inward ofthe spray pipe 14, and this partition 27 and the wall 11 are formed withinwardly extending flanges 28 which support the side members 20 and 21of the mop frame. Thus the water is discharged directly downward infront of the mop and the mop may be readily withdrawn by pulling the mopframe out of its compartment in the same manner that a drawer is pulledout.

It will be obvious now that the mop may be used in the manner of anordinary mop and water may be allowed to flow from the spray pipe 14onto the floor to, any extentrequired. It may be stated that thescrubbing brush or mop, here shown and consisting of the frame asdescribed is one that is commonly found upon the market, but I haveprovided a frame within which this scrubbing or mop frame may be mountedand provided means whereby water may be supplied constantly in front ofthis mop. The mop does away with the necessity of the worker kneelingdown upon the floor and scrubbing and does away with the necessity ofimmersing the mop every now and then in a tub of water. The worker maystand upright and handle the mop effectively and at the same time supplywater thereto in any desired quantity, either alternately admitting itor cutting it off by means of the valve 18 or by turning the valve 18 topermit a greater or less How of water.

lVhile I have illustrated certain details of construction andarrangement of parts, I do not wish to be limited thereto as it isobvious that many changes might be made in these details Withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appendedclaim.

I claim A mop of the character described com prising a mop clothsupporting element embodying a rectangular frame and a plurality of mopclot-h engaging shafts mounted in said frame and having means Wherebythey may be simultaneously and manually rotated, and a frame Withinwhich the mop supporting element is adapted to be disposed, comprisingfront and rear walls, an intermediate partition and a closed top, thepartition and one of said \valls having inwardly extending flanges ontheir lower edges, the mop supporting element being adapted to be slidinto position between said partition and the other flanged member andrest upon said flanges, a spray pipe extending longitudinally betweenthe partition and the other member of the outer frame and havingdownwardly discharging perforations, and a tubular handle connected tothe spray pipe and having a valve adapted to be connected to a flexiblehose.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atlir; my signature.

ALVA L. HA ZELL.

